This Is What No One Tells You About Menopause Until It’s Too Late

Sleep, Sanity & Self-Advocacy in Perimenopause: A Real Talk with Jessica Erlendson

If you’re a midlife woman wondering “what the actual hell is happening to my body?” — you’re not alone.

In this episode of the You World Order Showcase Podcast, I sit down with the incredibly wise and refreshingly real Jessica Erlendson — yoga therapist, menopause coach, musician, and founder of the Canadian PeriMeno movement — for a powerful conversation on what it really means to navigate the rollercoaster of perimenopause and postmenopause with grace (and a good dose of honesty).

🌿 Inside the Episode:

• Why sleep suddenly stops working (and what cortisol has to do with those 3am wakeups)

• The real difference between self-care and self-love — and why your body knows the truth

• How our nurturing, people-pleasing patterns collide with midlife hormone shifts

• What “boundaries” actually look like when you're not cleaning the whole damn house anymore

• Why tracking your symptoms in writing can finally get your doctor to listen

• And yes, we talk about endometriosis, estrogen dominance, and advocating like a boss

Jessica shares how her journey from musician to yoga therapist led her to become a fierce advocate for women’s health during perimenopause — not through fear-based narratives, but through practical tools, loving boundaries, and a whole lot of sisterhood support.

“We don’t need to do this alone. There are people who can help. You just have to keep talking about what’s going on until someone hears you and says, ‘You’ve got to talk to this person…’” — Jessica

Whether you’re mid-hot-flash, rage-cleaning the kitchen, or wide awake before dawn with that weird cortisol dread, this episode is for you.

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💫 Resources Mentioned:

• ✅ Download the Perimenopause Symptoms Checklist: canadianperimeno.com
  (Perfect to bring to your doctor or track your own changes over time.)

• 🧘‍♀️ Try the 21-Day Sleep Reset Program: Gentle, calming yoga and mindfulness rituals for real rest (even if you think you can’t sleep).

• 📚 Jessica’s Substack & new book coming soon: Follow her for poetry, wisdom, and perimenopause truth bombs you didn’t know you needed.

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Until next time — keep raising the frequency, one honest conversation at a time. 💜